On April 16th we had our engagements pictures taken at Wheeler Farm. We just got all of our pictures back! Here are a few of our favs :)
4.28.2011
4.12.2011
~NEW YORK~
Well this past week was incredible to say the least! Going to New York with my mom and little sis was amazing. We had so much fun and the time went entirely too fast.
Wednesday Morning we woke up and went to the Statue of Liberty. It was my first time on the famous ferry ride over there. The cold weather put a bit of a damper on our visit to lady liberty but it was really neat to be up so close and take in the history that was there. When we were back on dry ground, we headed over to Canal Street (a personal top 3 favorite places in NY). We shopped, or should I say we bargained on Canal Street for quite a while. And let's just say our arms were full with proud purchases after a couple of hours. After we headed back to our hotel, we made our way down the street to Virgil's BBQ. Since Virgi's was famous for their slowed smoked meats, we decided that we better try some. So we ordered a huge plate of meat to share. This puppy had ribs, pork, chicken, briquet, and a link of some sort. The meat was dang good but I'm not much of a meat eater so let's just say that I ate enough meat to last me the rest of the year.
Thursday was 5th avenue shopping day! We made our way through the great shopping district of New York City. We started off the day in H&M and did some major damage. After hours of clothes shopping, we ended our 5th ave tour with a trip into FAO Schwarz, the HUGE toy store. Our next stop was the temple. Luckily we walked through Central Park to get there (I love Central Park). When we made it to the temple it was just so awesome to see such a beautiful building in the middle of Manhattan. Obviously, after that much walking we were starting to work up an appetite. We had lunch at Harry's Burritos. Yes this was one of my favorites from my previous trip to New York and I had to let my mom and sis partake of the deliciousness. Our food was amazing and we topped it off with the best cupcakes in the world from Magnolia Bakery. It was then time to head back and get ready for Broadway! Lion King was the show of choice and it was MAGNIFICENT. I, of course, cried during the opening song because it was so beautifully powerful. The whole show was breathtaking and we loved every second of it.
Friday it was time to head to Brooklyn. We ate lunch at the famous Grimaldi's Pizzeria. We waited in a line outside for an hour or more before we were finally seated. But let me tell you, it was well worth the wait. I deem Grimaldi's the best pizza in the world. I would give anything to eat it again right at this very moment. I just can't explain the amazingness of that pizza. We naturally followed lunch with some ice cream. It was then time to go back and spend some time in Times Square. What a crazy place that is. After a much needed nap we went back to Times Square and shopped again for bit before going to Bubba Gumps for a nice shrimp dinner. We failed the Forrest Gump quiz but the food was fantastic and the bread pudding was the best I've ever had.
Our week started when we flew to New York on Tuesday (4/5), we didn't get into New York until about 7:00 pm. By the time we got to our Hotel that night we were exhausted. So we found a cute diner right next to our hotel and ate a quick dinner and headed back to get a good nights rest before the mayhem started on Wednesday. Our hotel was awesome. It was right in the middle of Manhattan... 44th street between 5th and 6th avenue. It was one of the oldest hotels in Manhattan and it was very antique feeling. We loved the hotel and especially the famous cat that lived in the lobby hehe.
Wednesday Morning we woke up and went to the Statue of Liberty. It was my first time on the famous ferry ride over there. The cold weather put a bit of a damper on our visit to lady liberty but it was really neat to be up so close and take in the history that was there. When we were back on dry ground, we headed over to Canal Street (a personal top 3 favorite places in NY). We shopped, or should I say we bargained on Canal Street for quite a while. And let's just say our arms were full with proud purchases after a couple of hours. After we headed back to our hotel, we made our way down the street to Virgil's BBQ. Since Virgi's was famous for their slowed smoked meats, we decided that we better try some. So we ordered a huge plate of meat to share. This puppy had ribs, pork, chicken, briquet, and a link of some sort. The meat was dang good but I'm not much of a meat eater so let's just say that I ate enough meat to last me the rest of the year.
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| My first time up close to the Statue of Liberty |
Thursday was 5th avenue shopping day! We made our way through the great shopping district of New York City. We started off the day in H&M and did some major damage. After hours of clothes shopping, we ended our 5th ave tour with a trip into FAO Schwarz, the HUGE toy store. Our next stop was the temple. Luckily we walked through Central Park to get there (I love Central Park). When we made it to the temple it was just so awesome to see such a beautiful building in the middle of Manhattan. Obviously, after that much walking we were starting to work up an appetite. We had lunch at Harry's Burritos. Yes this was one of my favorites from my previous trip to New York and I had to let my mom and sis partake of the deliciousness. Our food was amazing and we topped it off with the best cupcakes in the world from Magnolia Bakery. It was then time to head back and get ready for Broadway! Lion King was the show of choice and it was MAGNIFICENT. I, of course, cried during the opening song because it was so beautifully powerful. The whole show was breathtaking and we loved every second of it.
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| Central Park |
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| The Temple... Love this! |
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| Bein dorks in the Bathroom at Lion King |
Friday it was time to head to Brooklyn. We ate lunch at the famous Grimaldi's Pizzeria. We waited in a line outside for an hour or more before we were finally seated. But let me tell you, it was well worth the wait. I deem Grimaldi's the best pizza in the world. I would give anything to eat it again right at this very moment. I just can't explain the amazingness of that pizza. We naturally followed lunch with some ice cream. It was then time to go back and spend some time in Times Square. What a crazy place that is. After a much needed nap we went back to Times Square and shopped again for bit before going to Bubba Gumps for a nice shrimp dinner. We failed the Forrest Gump quiz but the food was fantastic and the bread pudding was the best I've ever had.
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| Waiting in line at Grimaldi's... soooooo worth it! |
Saturday morning we hit the Empire State Building. Luckily the line was really short so it was a pretty quick trip. After that we spent some time in the world's largest store.... Macey's in downtown Manhattan. That store is frickin huge! Then we basked in the sun at Times Square because it turns out the day we were leaving was the warmest and sunniest day of the week.... go figure. We topped off our week with the an amazing lunch at the Europa Cafe before catching our shuttle back to the airport. We were definitely sad to be leaving NY but we had such a great time while we were there!
Wow what an amazing trip it was.... Thanks Mom and Kins for an unforgettable week!!!
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| A shot of NYC from on top of the Empire State Building |
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| Times Square |
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| More Times Square... we stayed 2 blocks from here |
3.28.2011
Big Things to Come
In exactly one week from right now I will be packing for NEW YORK! I am stoked. I feel like my trip to New York is really going to propel me into a crazy couple of months. Going on vacation and then coming back with graduation and a wedding staring you right in the face is a little intimidating. I'm so excited to have a couple days to leave and forget about all the stressful things and just have a ton of fun with my Mom and Sis. But when I get back I will be hittin the ground runnin.
Luckily this week Bo and I were able to find a place to live once we're married. It is a little apartment connected to a home. It is the cutest little bungalow and we are so excited to move in. It's also right across the street from Chris Beottcher's house. We are thrilled to be so close to his cute family.
We are really looking forward to the next 2 months and the crazy fun things that lie ahead!!!
Bring on New York baby!!!!!
Luckily this week Bo and I were able to find a place to live once we're married. It is a little apartment connected to a home. It is the cutest little bungalow and we are so excited to move in. It's also right across the street from Chris Beottcher's house. We are thrilled to be so close to his cute family.
We are really looking forward to the next 2 months and the crazy fun things that lie ahead!!!
Bring on New York baby!!!!!
3.23.2011
March Madness
March = one of my favorite times of the year... Here's my top 5 reasons why:
1. NCAA basketball at it's finest. The NCAA tournament is the best tournament in all of sports. So exciting and soooo much parity. I LOVE it!
2. The weather starts to warm up a little. Although the weather has been pretty schizophrenic lately, it's nice to have a few warm days sprinkled in here and there. It gets me so excited for summer.
3. The NBA playoffs are right around the corner. I am a big NBA fan and I love the playoffs, so I start to get giddy about this time of year.
4. Shopping. Time for all the stores to bring out the spring and summer clothes!
5. Running outside. No more treadmills for another 8 months!!!
1. NCAA basketball at it's finest. The NCAA tournament is the best tournament in all of sports. So exciting and soooo much parity. I LOVE it!
2. The weather starts to warm up a little. Although the weather has been pretty schizophrenic lately, it's nice to have a few warm days sprinkled in here and there. It gets me so excited for summer.
3. The NBA playoffs are right around the corner. I am a big NBA fan and I love the playoffs, so I start to get giddy about this time of year.
4. Shopping. Time for all the stores to bring out the spring and summer clothes!
5. Running outside. No more treadmills for another 8 months!!!
3.17.2011
BlogTime
So I decided it's my turn to start blogging. I have no idea how to do this but today I am turning a new leaf. Consider this my apology to all those who I've teased about blogging before. But seriously I suck at keeping a journal so I've gotta start doing something to document all the fun things that happen in my life. So here goes.....
Ok so just a little run down about my life these past few weeks -- First of all, I just recently got engaged. Yes I feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now. On February 12, Bo proposed at the Ice Castles in Midway. He surprised me, I thought we were meeting friends but it turns out it was just us. I of course said yes and I couldn't be more excited!
Planning so far has really been a lot easier than I thought it would be. We aren't having a reception (which I'm really excited about. I'm not really the type to stand in a line and wait for a billion people to walk through and say "oh congratulations, we are so happy for you" haha). So there just isn't too much to plan. Instead of a reception we are just going to have a nice dinner with our family and close friends and then we are outta there. We're getting married in the Bountiful temple.... BEAUTIFUL. Can't wait!
Ok so just a little run down about my life these past few weeks -- First of all, I just recently got engaged. Yes I feel like the luckiest girl in the world right now. On February 12, Bo proposed at the Ice Castles in Midway. He surprised me, I thought we were meeting friends but it turns out it was just us. I of course said yes and I couldn't be more excited!
Planning so far has really been a lot easier than I thought it would be. We aren't having a reception (which I'm really excited about. I'm not really the type to stand in a line and wait for a billion people to walk through and say "oh congratulations, we are so happy for you" haha). So there just isn't too much to plan. Instead of a reception we are just going to have a nice dinner with our family and close friends and then we are outta there. We're getting married in the Bountiful temple.... BEAUTIFUL. Can't wait!
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